Madam's Modern Kitchen + Bar

I’ve eaten at thousands of restaurants across the world. Madam’s gets it’s 5 star rating mostly because of the amazing female bartender (I’m afraid I forget her name). Working there. She holds the ship tight and runs it well. I turned up asking for an Albariño. She said yes. She knew the wines and understood the menu thoroughly. The Albariño BTW was only $10 and served with a “sidecar”. We returned the next night for food and ordered the Gumbo, It tasted wonderful but the portions were rather meager. It was ac1/3 of the bowl full. The thing about Gumbo is that’s roots come from being a poor people’s dish, which is lots of food dumped in a bowl. It’s not gazpacho. Which can be served cold and as a pallet plaster / refresher. When we mentioned the meager portions.. This incredible bartender actually went and got us another round of Gumbo. How phenomenal. 5 stars. All the way!

Very good meal, in a trendy atmosphere. Had the 1/2 dozen oysters to start and the steak frites as a main. The oysters were good, although not the best I’ve had. They were well prepared with no hint of “fishy” flavor (save for one). The steak was very large for the price and decently grilled, albeit a bit dry and over cooked. The star of the steak were the mushrooms on top. The saltiness of the mushrooms paired with the beef made for great flavor. The sauce was a bit heavy-handed. However, considering the steak was slightly on the dry side, it all worked out. I would go back in the future. However, in this city, with this many great options, there’s nothing here that screams I NEED to go back.